Parents Meet About Wetterling Person of Interest

Posted on August 25, 2010
Posted in Jacob Wetterling

(FOX 9) ST. JOSEPH, Minn. – Parents in Cold Spring met about the man who is considered a ‘person of interest’ in the disappearance case of Jacob Wetterling. He was announced as the new music teacher at a St. Boniface school.

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The abuse of children by clerics has left a permanent scar upon the soul of Ireland

Posted on August 23, 2010
Posted in Patrick Wall

BISHOPS who failed to report priests accused of sexually abusing children should be prosecuted in the courts, according to a former monk and canon lawyer. US attorney Patrick J Wall said nothing would change within the Catholic Church “until a bishop does jail time”.

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Another Alum Questions Support of St. John’s

Posted on August 16, 2010
Posted in Withholding Donations

I am impressed by your dedication to this important but daunting task. What a pity there has been so much dishonesty by the monks.

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Prior’s Reflection, Timothy Kelly

Posted on August 10, 2010
Posted in Roman Paur, Timothy Kelly

Important people come and go, live and die, emperors, popes, presidents. But we are especially grateful to Abbot Timothy, a giant among us, whom we can call by name and recognize as a friend.

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Abbey Counsel’s Statement Removed After Two Days

Posted on August 4, 2010
Posted in Aaron Raverty, BS, Michael Ford, PR Machine, Statements

According to an email sent by Aaron Raverty on August 2nd:

    “In our continuing effort to be responsible and to clarify our position and use of terminology, the abbey’s response team, in cooperation with legal counsel, has written this “Statement on the Legal Status of Accused Monks” that will be posted on the abbey website.”

Two days after it was put up, however, Michael Ford’s statement was removed from the St. John’s Abbey web site.

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Alum Withholding Donations Over Abuse Scandal

Posted on August 4, 2010
Posted in Bruce Wollmering, Opinion, PR Machine, Withholding Donations

I have been wanting to write a letter to both SJU and CSB to let them know how I feel; that I intend to withhold any donations; that I will never intend to send my children there, and that I plan to share this information and my thoughts on the matter with the people I know and love so that they are aware of what is going on there until and unless they take real action to rectify this situation.

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Nick Coleman dumped by SJU

Posted on August 4, 2010
Posted in BS, John Klassen, Nick Coleman, PR Machine, Tom Andert, Withholding Donations

“As long as St. John’s has this man on the payroll, I will no longer give my money to St. John’s,” Busch wrote. “I will not support lies and false statements and half truths about anyone.”

[Webmaster’s Note: This quote is not about Abbot John Klassen, Prior Tom Andert or any of the offending monks and other personnel at St. John’s Abbey, St. John’s University or St. John’s Prep School in Collegeville, Minnesota. Perhaps if more people withheld money for legitimate reasons [ Like this Alum ] , the Abbey would fully disclose the crimes committed by its members and representatives, and reach out to victims.]

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St. John’s bows to pressure and drops Nick Coleman

Posted on August 4, 2010
Posted in Nick Coleman, Withholding Donations

Brother, I suspect St. John’s University will be able to ride it out, but could a big institution look much worse than it does in Erin Carlyle’s City Pages story? The one about the Collegeville school caving in to conservative benefactors demanding it fire senior fellow/ex-Strib columnist Nick Coleman? Writes Carlyle: “In September, Len Busch, who has given $20,000 to the St. John’s theology department each of the last three years, authored a handwritten message [to the school] about Coleman. ‘As long as St. John’s has this man on the payroll, I will no longer give my money to St. John’s,’ Busch wrote. ‘I will not support lies and false statements and half truths about anyone.’ ”

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Counsel’s statement on legal status of accused monks

Posted on August 2, 2010
Posted in Francisco Schulte, Jim Phillips, John Klassen, Michael Ford, PR Machine, Statements
[Webmaster’s Note: This is yet another attempt by the abbey’s public relations team to shift the focus from the members of its community who have raped, sodomized and otherwise destroyed the lives of 100’s of victims who trusted the monks and other offending personnel in Collegeville. The new “individual safety plan” terminology makes no sense until you consider that what the abbey is protecting is their reputation, period. Having “restricted” or “supervised” monks is bad for business.

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New Board Member, Same Results

Posted on July 30, 2010
Posted in Allen Tarlton, Francisco Schulte, John Klassen, PR Machine, Review Board, Richard Jessen

There have been no public statements or annual reports from the St. John’s Abbey External Review Board in almost four years. Other than the Abbey’s claim that that it is an “independent external Review Board” [ View ] it is difficult to find any information about the board.

According to the Minnesota Judicial Branch website, Senior Judge Richard T. Jessen of Foley, MN has been serving on the board since 2007.

 

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Fox9 Investigators: Saint John’s Monks: Restricted, Really? (w/ Video)

Posted on July 28, 2010
Posted in Abbey Apology, Jim Phillips, John Klassen, Pat Marker, St. John's Prep, Statute of Limitations

(Fox9) COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – In 2002, the head of St. John’s Abbey told the public monks, who were accused of sexual misconduct, they would live under restrictions. Many thought it was a sort of house arrest, but that was not the case. The FOX 9 Investigators found just how easy it is for a so called restricted monk to leave St. John’s and befriend a family, a family that didn’t initially know about the monk’s restrictions because St. John’s had not made his name public.

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Br. Jim Phillips… Background, History

Posted on July 28, 2010
Posted in Bahamas, Bruce Wollmering, Francisco Schulte, Jim Phillips, John Klassen, Kate Lally, Michael Bik, Pat Marker, Restricted List, Robert Blumeyer, Settlement Information, St. John's Prep

There are several stories here:

1. In 2002, two former St. John’s Prep School students brought claims of sexual abuse against Br. Phillips. Br. Phillips allegedly fondled both of these victims, and sodomized one of the victims with his thumb. St. John’s Abbey settled these two claims of sexual abuse (and possibly several others) against Br. Phillips.

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Abbot John Klassen’s Voicemail Regarding Jim Phillips

Posted on July 28, 2010
Posted in Jim Phillips, John Klassen

“This is Abbot John Klassen calling from St. John’s and I am returning your calls. I was finally successful in speaking to [name] regarding Br. Jim Phillips. I spoke with her directly about the fact that Br. Jim is living with supervision, that there were two allegations from the 1980’s, early 80s, that we did an investigation, that despite his denial of these events, nevertheless, he was not convincing of his account of events, that he has been living with supervision since that time.”

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Email from Abbot Klassen to Victim of Br. Jim Phillips

Posted on July 28, 2010
Posted in Jim Phillips, John Klassen

Brother Jim was removed from public ministry immediately at the time your allegation came to our attention in August 2002 and has been at the abbey since that time. At no time since has he had access to minors as part of his work.

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Coverup Ends… Br. Jim Phillips is “Monk Under Supervision”

Posted on July 28, 2010
Posted in Bahamas, Barbara Illsley, David Baraga, David G. Farrington, Jacob Wetterling, Jim Phillips, John Klassen, Joshua Guimond, Kate Lally, Restricted List, Review Board, St. John's Prep

After more than eight years of covering up credible allegations of sexual abuse by one of its members, a source at St. John’s Abbey in Collegeville, MN has admitted that Br. Jim Phillips is a “Monk Under Supervision”.


Br. Jim Phillips in mid-1970’s

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Email to Abbot Klassen re Fr. Hohmann

Posted on July 28, 2010
Posted in John Klassen, Othmar Hohmann, St. Joseph Lab School, St. Joseph Parish

Abbot John, I have now spoken to both victims. Victim #2 has been devastated by the abuse. Any details will identify her or her family. She is scared and alone because of the abuse and your coverup.

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Fr. Othmar Hohmann… 2nd Victim Comes Forward

Posted on July 28, 2010
Posted in John Klassen, Othmar Hohmann, Pedophilia, St. Joseph Parish

This morning we were contacted by a second victim of Fr. Othmar Hohmann.

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About This Web Site

Posted on July 28, 2010
Posted in Pat Marker, Review Board

The page you are looking for moved here.

Br. Jim Phillips… Wednesday at 9pm of Fox9 (Minneapolis)

Posted on July 27, 2010
Posted in Jim Phillips, John Klassen, Kate Lally, Restricted List, Review Board, St. John's Prep

On Wednesday evening, Minneapolis television station Fox9 [ Link ] will air a report on Br. Jim Phillips, a monk at St. John’s Abbey in Collegeville, Minnesota.

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Kiddie Porn at the Prep School

Posted on July 27, 2010
Posted in Isidore Glyer, Pornography

We have learned that Br. Isidore Glyer was removed from his position at the Prep School after allegations of inappropriate activity surfaced.

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